Media Talk for Friday August 1

After the BBC's record fine from Ofcom, has the phone-in fakery issue finally been put to bed? Why has Peter Barron jumped from Newsnight to Google? Giles Coren's four-letter rants. And is time up for Countdown?

This week, Ofcom issued the BBC with a record fine for a whole host of wrongdoing across its radio and television phone-ins. Has the deception issue now been put firmly to bed? Janine Gibson thinks not.

Also in the show, we discuss Newsnight editor Peter Barron's slightly puzzling defection to Google.

And finally, as Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman jump ship, Gareth McLean pops into the pod as we ask, has time finally run out for Countdown? (Or maybe Alan Carr fancies presenting it?)

We're taking a break for a few weeks, but we'll be back later in August with a special programme from the Edinburgh TV Festival. Until then, post a comment on the blog below or our Facebook Wall, but make sure you listen to the show first.